La Palma -
A Thomson Cruises liner had arrived in La Palma in the Canary Islands for a stopover en route to Funchal in Madeira. 3 hours later, an emergency exercise killed 5 and injured 3 as a lifeboat fell more than 20 meters down into the water.

Giglio -
Taped transcripts of recorded telephone conversations reveal that Captain Schettino abandoned the sinking cruise ship Costa Concordia in a lifeboat. Port officials had to order him to return to the ship.

A lifeboat crew rescued an 81-year-old man and a wheelie bin from the waters off North Wales on Friday. The man had set out in a small inflatable dinghy when he saw his neighbour’s bin being swept out to sea.